Pukekohe Supercars: Holdsworth sets new practice record

Lee Holdsworth set the fastest ever Supercars lap at Pukekohe during a lightning quick second practice session.

Practice 1 pacesetter Will Davison burst out of the blocks, going quickest with a 1m02.420s on his opening run.

That left him a couple of hundredths clear of Shane van Gisbergen and Holdsworth.

At the 10-minute mark Holdsworth took over at the top thanks to a 1m02.300s, Jamie Whincup and David Reynolds both improving at the same time to slot into second and third.

Whincup the went quicker again next time around, a 1m02.245s putting him five-hundredths clear at the top.

The next round of improvements came with two minutes to go, Will Davison becoming the first driver to break the 1m02s barrier in a Supercar with a 1m01.791s.

He was quickly displaced by Tickford teammate Holdsworth, who shifted the benchmark down to a 1m01.628s.

That time proved unbeatable, van Gisbergen getting closest with a 1m01.775s at the flag.

"It was lit. The car is good," said Holdsworth.

"We did some changes there and it really came alive. We came out with a pretty good base car, but we've been searching for that bit extra just to get us up into that top three, because we've just been outside of it.